Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Nevada

verbal aggrement on money owed for work done on proerty

I did 5 months of very hard labor for a man who sold his house in vegas.he is getting ready to close in 15 days or less,and now says he is not going to pay me.I moved from nebr,to help...stayed there for 5 months,also made 2 trips back and forth bringing things back,I only have a verbal aggrement for 20 thousand,and then he told my friend that he was only going to give me 10.thousand.He only gave me 2 thousand (reason)cause I was seeing my old boyfriend whhen I came back to nebr.He sold his house for $3999.500. (bought it 25 years ago for 43 thousand,but he is going to close in 2 weeks or less...what can I do?My work was all related to the property.I have pictures,before and after,also have proof that I was there.I need a lawyer who can help with this matter quickly as time is running out.


Asked on 8/15/06, 4:50 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Paul Malikowski Malikowski Law Offices, Ltd.

Re: verbal aggrement on money owed for work done on proerty

The Nevada mechanic's lien law can be found online here:

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-108.html

NRS 108.222 Lien on property, improvements and construction disbursement account; amount of lien; lien not available to unlicensed contractor or professional who must be licensed to perform work.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a lien claimant has a lien upon the property, any improvements for which the work, materials and equipment were furnished or to be furnished, and any construction disbursement account established pursuant to NRS 108.2403, for:

(a) If the parties agreed, by contract or otherwise, upon a specific price or method for determining a specific price for some or all of the work, material and equipment furnished or to be furnished by or through the lien claimant, the unpaid balance of the price agreed upon for such work, material or equipment, as the case may be, whether performed, furnished or to be performed or furnished at the instance of the owner or his agent; and

(b) If the parties did not agree, by contract or otherwise, upon a specific price or method for determining a specific price for some or all of the work, material and equipment furnished or to be furnished by or through the lien claimant, including, without limitation, any additional or changed work, material or equipment, an amount equal to the fair market value of such work, material or equipment, as the case may be, including a reasonable allowance for overhead and a profit, whether performed, furnished or to be performed or furnished at the instance of the owner or at the instance of his agent.

2. If a contractor or professional is required to be licensed pursuant to the provisions of NRS to perform his work, the contractor or professional will only have a lien pursuant to subsection 1 if he is licensed to perform the work.

The manner in which a lien is perfected is best addressed and prosecuted by your attorney.

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Answered on 8/17/06, 7:14 pm


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